Towards a smart highway lighting system based on road occupancy: Model design and simulation

Ahmad M. Mustafa, Omar M. Abubakr, Ahmed H. Derbala, Essam Ahmed, Bassem Mokhtar

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Energy saving is a major aspect of smart cities, so optimizing highway lighting is essential, as it consumes considerable amounts of energy. However, there is a remarkable potential for reducing this consumption through smart lighting techniques. This paper introduces preliminary design and simulation for a smart highway lighting management system based on road occupancy. Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) detects the presence of vehicles along the road, and controls lamps accordingly. The system is simulated and optimized using a realistic probabilistic model for vehicles traffic, taking the advantage of simulation to provide estimation for expected energy saving rates; in contrary to previous works depending only on rough calculations or real-time results after implementation. According to simulation results, the proposed system can save up to 57.4% of power consumption compared to conventional lighting systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplications for Future Internet - International Summit, AFI 2016, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsOscar Mayora, Enrique Sucar, Enrique Muñoz de Cote, Enrique Muñoz de Cote
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages22-31
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319496214
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Summit on Applications for Future Internet, AFI 2016 - Puebla, Mexico
Duration: May 25 2016May 28 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume179 LNICST
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

ConferenceInternational Summit on Applications for Future Internet, AFI 2016
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityPuebla
Period5/25/165/28/16

Keywords

  • Energy saving
  • Smart cities
  • Smart highway lighting
  • Traffic modeling
  • Traffic simulation
  • Wireless sensors network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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